drawl

Everyday

1. To speak slowly, stretching out the vowel sounds. tree →
2. A slow way of speaking with long vowel sounds, often typical of a region, like a Southern drawl in the USA. tree →
3. A drawl can also mean a long, slow, lazy growl made by an animal. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, «drawled» is used as a speech verb to show a lazy, relaxed, bored or cocky way of talking; in talk about accents, a drawl belongs to some regions; phrases: «a Southern drawl», «a lazy drawl», «he drawled».

Examples

• «Well, howdy, folks,» the cowboy drawled. tree →
• She spoke with a slow Texas drawl. tree →
• «I'm sooo bored,» drawled my sister. tree →
• His Australian drawl made everyone smile. tree →
• The cat yawned, and the boy drawled, «Time for bed.» tree →
• You can hear a drawl when people stretch their words. tree →
• After a long time there came back the drawling, sleepy snarl of a full-fed tiger just wakened. tree →

Note

Regular verb: drawled. Do not confuse with «draw» or «drool». In writing, it is a good alternative to «said» when someone talks slowly.